David lloyd



(No Model.)

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DAVID LLOYD, OF RHONDDA, ENGLAND.

BIN AND SHOW-CASE FOR sEEDs,'vEeETABLEs, sbo.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,105, dated February15, 1898. Application led June 18, 1897. Serial No. 641,395. (No model.)Patented in England May 4| 1897.l NO- 16,809-

' T0 all whom t may concern:

Seeds, Vegetables, and the Like, (for which I` have obtained LettersPatent in Great Britain, No. 16,809, dated May 4, 1897,) of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved bin or store-case adapted for'holding in bulk and serving or otherwise removing therefrom in smallquantities such goods as potatoes, onions, apples, nuts, corn, seeds,rice, and all other articles of such formation as to be capable of beingautomatically led by gravity alone to any given part or position.

My invention has for its objects to construct a bin or container adaptedto exhibit 'a sample (and, if desired, the price) of the goods thereincontained and to automatically screen or clear from dust the goods asserved.

For the purpose of facilitating a clear understanding of my invention Ihave hereunto appended a sheet of drawings, in which'- Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved bin, showing in dotted outline how theposition of the top portion may be reversed. Fig. 2 is a front or backelevation of Fig. 1, ace cording to which position the top portion ofthe case may be placed in. Fig. 3 is a sectional' elevation of Fig. ,2,taken upon the line A B, while Fig. 4 is a like section taken upon theline C D of Fig. 3. bin with the show-case vor cover removed.

My invention consists of arectangular or other-shaped case or containerconstructed of Wood, metal, or any other suitable material andpreferablycomposed of three portionssuch as A, B, and C-the two topport-ions of which are easily and quickly detachable from the bottom oneA and from each other. The bottom portion A forms the bin properA forholding the goods in bulk,and upon and within 'the said portion A rests(with or without the aid of anysuit'able fastenings) the second portionB, which consists of a framework preferably inclined upon its uppersurface for the purpose of giving a tilt or slope to the top portion C,which is a complete case in itself Fig. 5 is a plan of the and isprovided with a glass top C and forms a receptacle for exhibiting asample of the contents of A, the `said portion B, with the show-case C,being easily reversible at will,

as shown by'dotted outline B in Figs. 1 and 3.

The bin or store-case A is provided with a false bottom', the sides andends of which, E and E', respectively, are so formed as to slopedownwardly and inwardly and converge toward and are fixed by anysuitable means to a 'perforated surface or sieve of any desiredformation, such asF, which slopes toward and leads to the mouthoropening d of a chamber regulating the feed of the goods in A into thechamber D, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. 'Between the said false bottom andthe floor of A is provided a tray or drawer, such as J, for the purposeof catching and retaining therein the dust and dirt that would be siftedfrom the said goods through the screen F, from which the same may beeasily and quickly removed at will. l f

The said bin or case A may have suitable wheels, casters, or the like,such as a, to facilitate its easy removal from place to place, which maybe dispensed with when the said bin is to be securely screwed, clamped,or otherwise fixed in one position. It may also for the'purposesofventilation have holes a' drilled in one or all of its sides, or thesemay be formed more advantageously in the portion B, as will be found inpractice most convenient.

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but if the bin be of such dimensions as to be too large to'stand upon acounter, but upon the ground, the lid G would be toward the customer, inwhich case the position of B and C would be reversed.

In the case of large stores and Warehouses it may be found moreconvenient to dispense with the show-case C and reversible portion B andto extend the case A to another story for the purpose of recharging thesame, and so obviate the disadvantages that would accrue from thenecessity of reiilling them in the serving-compartments.

Having nonr particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is` l. In combination in a combined bin and show-case, thebin having a discharge-opening at one end, and a showcase comprising aframe B above the bin having an inclined upper edge and adapted to bereversed so that said incline will slope downwardly toward the saiddischarge-opening or away therefrom, said show-case having a glass top,substantially as described. l

2. In an improved combined bin and showcase, the combination of a caseor bin A,with removable and reversible top portion B, oarrying ashow-case C, internal screening-surface F supported upon a sloping falsebottom E and E With collecting-chamber D provided With a door or lid Gand slide I-I substantially as herein described and shown.

In Witness whereof 'I have hereunto set my hand. a

. DAVID LLOYD. lVitnesses:

ALBERT GEORGE BARNES, HENRY CONRAD I'IEIDL.

